Billiard-cue tip and holder.



K. L. MILLS.

BILLIARD CUE UP AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. I914.

1 1 7 1 ,227 Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

j ly/ 2/2 4 i M Z amva'wl oz KELSEY L. MILLS, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BILLIARD-CUE 'I'IP AND HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed September 12, 1914. Serial No. 861,335.

To all whom it m my concern:

Be it known that I, Krissy L. Mums, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Cue Tips and Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which is appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means for holding or retaining the tips of billiard cues in place.

In my improved construction, the gene :11 form of the tip itself is the same as heretofore employed, except that its inner extremity is grooved to cooperate with the securing or fastening means. In my improvement, I employ a ferrule which cooperates with the fastening devices which directly engage the tip. This ferrule is secured to the cue below the tip, and the fastening devices which directly engage the tip are screwed therein, the ferrule being interiorly threaded and the cue being cut away adjacent this thread to allow the fastening devices to enter.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing,-Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section, showing the billiard cue equipped with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing one-half of the fastening sleeve. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the spring ring employed in my construction.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the body of the one whose upper portion is cut away to form a circumferential shoulder 6 adapted to be engaged by the lower extremity of a ferrule 7, which is secured in place upon the one by a rivet pin 8 passed transversely through registering openings formed in the one and in the ferrule. The upper part of this ferrule is interiorly threaded as shown at 9, and the upper extremity 10 of the cue is circumferentially cut away to form an annular space adapted to receive a fastening sleeve composed of two twin parts 14. The lower portion of this sleeve is exteriorly threaded as shown at 15 to engage the interior threads of the ferrule; While the upper portion 16 of the sleeve is of the full size of the corresponding portion of the cue. This upper part 16 of the sleeve is slightly grooved interiorly as shown at 23 to receive a spring ring 2-1 which engages the groove 18 in the base of the tip.

In assembling this device the two halves or twin parts 14 constituting the sleeve 13 will first be applied to the tip, the spring ring 24 being in position in the groove just explained. \Vhen the sleeve parts are applied, approximately one-half of the spring ring 24 will engage the groove 23 of the sleeve. The threaded portion of the lat ter is then screwed into the upper interiorly threaded portion of the ferrule until the base 21 of the tip is brought into engagement with the outer extremity of the cue stick or into engagement with one or more layers of paper or other suitable or similar material, which may be placed between the base 21 of the tip and the forward or outer extremity of the cue stick, in order to facilitate the securing of the tip tightly in place, as this paper or other similar material will yield slightly in response to the pressure exerted on the tip as the threaded part 15 of the sleeve is screwed into position and when the parts are assembled as illustrated in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, the advantages of my improved one tip holder over the old form of construction where the tip is applied to the cue without the aid of special fastening devices, will be readily understood, and need not be explained further in detail.

The base 19 of the tip is preferably composed of wood fiber or hard rubber, but may consist of any suitable material. The ma terial of this base should be somewhat harder and firmer than the body of the tip.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,

1.,The combination with a one stick, of a tip having its base circumferentially grooved, a sleeve whose upper extremity is interiorly grooved and surrounds the grooved part of the base, a spring ring for connecting the engaging parts of the sleeve and tip, and means for securing the sleeve to the cue stick.

2. The combination with a one stick, of a tip and a two-part cooperating sleeve for Securing the tip in place upon the stick, both of the cooperating members having a groove,

and a ring adapted to engage both grooves, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

KELSEY L. MILLS. it-messes:

N AZE KIRBY, A. EBERT OBRIEN.

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